Progressive Grocer

The Director General of Paris-based OIV, Dr. Federico Castellucci, recently announced to a group of international journalists in Verona that India had applied for the membership of the august body. This is one of the highlights in the development...

Although there are glimmers of hope on the horizon, we’re not out of the woods yet, economically speaking. Even more important than what’s actually occurring is consumers’ perception of it – and as far as many are concerned, times...

As the Indian retail sector expands, and retailers aim for international standards and best practices, a number of store designers and furniture manufacturers, among others, from across the world are making a beeline for India. One such company that...

Honda could make a place in the Indian two-wheeler market, because it understood the pulse of the country, and not because it could make ‘powerful’ bikes. But it seems what Honda learnt way back about the mindset of Indian...

Milk and cookies. Bacon and eggs. Ice cream and cake. These are all classic pairings that present ideal scenarios for cross-merchandising. They’re also all far enough apart in the store that bringing them together requires a bit of merchandising...

Reflecting on the supermarket business today, you may think of the oft-quoted line from Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities”: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” In response to the current economic climate,...

As shoppers make haste to complete their trip through the grocery store, savvy retailers are increasingly using portable merchandising equipment to place an assortment of hot and refrigerated food products and promotions in their paths to increase the incidence...

The temptation is to associate the effects of the U.S. economic situation – and the subsequent lack of shoppers in stores – with the recent financial death spiral of brands and retailers. In retail, the logic has been to...

At a recent seminar I attended on “The Future of Marketing,” much of the conversation concerned how e-mail was going to “destroy” direct mail, how the Internet is “killing off ” television and other such parallel arguments. As I...

No longer focused so heavily on the “why” of cross-channel – it appears that message has been received – we look much closer at the “how”: the tactics and priorities that retailers have on their plates as they attempt...

Restricting assortments to attract customers might not be the best option, even if it makes the store look better, cleaner and streamlined in its offer. After all, customers do not walk into a store only for its visual appeal....

Loss leading has long been used by many global retailers as a strategy to boost sales inside the store and clear stocks. But is this a successful strategy or can it be detrimental to retailers (and to the industry...

Product Launch is a process meant to not only introduce a new product to consumers, but also create an image of the product and the parent company for recall value, which enhances the overall turnover and the company’s brand...

The share of health and wellness foods in the packaged food segment is growing fast – from 17 percent in 2002 to 21 percent in 2008. To tap into this growing segment, the packaged food market has introduced several...